The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee over-sighting Rivers has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Sole Administration of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Eke Ibas (Rtd) to submit breakdown of major items in the N1.48 trillion 2025 budget. The committee’s chairman, Hon. Julius Ihonvbere (APC-Edo) issued the ultimatum at the budget defence session in Abuja on…
Nigeria’s Senate has approved the ₦1.48 trillion 2025 budget for Rivers State, under the backdrop of emergency governance imposed in the state due to political instability. The budget was passed following the presentation of a detailed report by an ad hoc Senate committee led by Senate Majority Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele. The committee had been…
Nigeria’s opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is facing renewed internal turbulence, as fresh reports suggest Governors Douye Diri (Bayelsa) and Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers) may soon decamp to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This would follow similar moves by Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and Akwa Ibom’s Umo Eno, who both switched allegiance…
Rivers State’s Sole Administrator, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has alleged that officials from the suspended state government deliberately concealed financial data, undermining efforts to construct a transparent 2025 budget. Addressing the House of Representatives’ Ad-Hoc Oversight Committee on Wednesday, Ibas claimed the missing financial disclosures obstructed accurate reporting of expenditures made during the first quarter…
The traditional ruler of Elem Kalabari community in Degema local government area of Rivers State, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo, has vowed rebuild the community, which was abandoned in 1885. Recall that the Rivers State government had on December 31, 2024, presented a staff of office to Dokubo and recognised him as the traditional ruler of…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has declared that he will spearhead President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in 2027, directly challenging critics questioning his commitment to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike while speaking during a media chat in Abuja, dismissed repeated inquiries about his role in the upcoming election cycle, asserting…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has refuted claims of supporting President Tinubu’s emergency declaration in Rivers State. Wike who made this known during a media chat with selected journalists in Abuja on Monday, maintained that he has no personal conflict with Governor Sim Fubara despite escalating political tensions. He explicitly distanced…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted seven watch-listed containers with N9.3 billion worth of opioids and codeine based syrup at the Port Harcourt Port Complex (PHPC) in Onne. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the containers…
The Senate has set up an 18-member committee to oversee the implementation of emergency rule in Rivers, following the suspension of democratic government in the state. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, made the announcement at the resumption of sitting on Tuesday after the Easter recess. Akpabio stressed the need for having a committee like…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas says the National Assembly will set up a reconciliation committee to address the political differences in Rivers. Abbas made this known while addressing members of the house at resumption of plenary from the Easter/Sallah break on Tuesday. According to him, in the coming weeks, we…
